Are you on your Easter Holidays yet? The Edinburgh School Holidays all seem to be at different points in 2019. I know there’s a lot of Independent Schools that like to do their own thing but it seems like everywhere is doing something different this year. Edinburgh is a really […]
Last weekend, the kids and I were invited to review Paradise Island Adventure Golf, Livingston. They have recently launched an app to give players a whole new dimension to their game – so with a tech-mad teen and a competitive six year-old to entertain – we were keen to try […]
Throughout the year as you know, we’ve headed over to The Centre Livingston for various family days out – so recently we returned for a spot of Christmas shopping but also to drop in to see Santa. As we walked through The Centre, the kids saw the big Christmas tree […]
Christmas came early for the Edinburgh Life with Kids team this year as we were kindly gifted an opportunity to explore Edinburgh’s Christmas in its opening week. Edinburgh always has some top days out with kids but it really is magical at this time of year. Rain was falling, all […]
Always looking for an opportunity to try something new, over the October break I took the kids to a cupcake decorating class run by the fabulous Jennifer – of Stella Pumpkin. This particular class was held at The Wishing Tree Play Café, and was aimed at 3+ so perfect for […]
The weather has turned, the nights are drawing in and indoor activities are beginning to come into their own. Laura has written a fab post with some indoor autumnal suggestions but when you just need to get out of the house, ice skating is a fantastic active option in poor […]
With the October break now here, I thought I’d share a few of our favourite things to do now that the leaves have truly turned! Not everything is within the city boundaries but it’s always nice to venture a little further afield. Whilst the weather in Edinburgh may be a […]
Personally, I’ve been holding on to some vague notion that summer isn’t over for another couples of weeks and there’s a heat wave round the corner. Sadly, the skies of Edinburgh seem to disagree with me and as I sit and type – it is once again raining. In many […]
The city is finally calming down after the madness of August, and as the seasons are beginning to turn a nature hunt could be the perfect activity to appreciate the changes around us… Treasure hunts and nature trails If I tell my two daughters that we’re going for a walk […]
Just when we thought our festival-going was over for another year, the opportunity arose to check out How to Spot an Alien, a Paines Plough production of a fabulous, full on, play by Georgia Christou for ages 5+. We were welcomed into the Roundabout at Summerhall – a bright yellow […]
